AK-47 U.S. equivalent?

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Vagrant wrote:That is interesting. Here they have a reputation [unmodified] for nearly AK reliability but "thrown rock" accuracy. [According to any owners I've talked with] :idea:
They resist snow, mud, sand, dirt, and foul weather, much better than the AR.
I had a Mini 14 with a Butler Creek folding stock and a straight 4X Leopold that fired flawlessly and never jammed even with crappy surplus ammo.(not supposed to use it) :shock:
Not to get into a major discussion here because to each his own opinion,but I would take a Mini 14 over most of the AR's I have fired.
I shot my Mini in 17 below zero with a thin layer of ice over the entire rifle and it did not miss a beat.

One of Ruger's many great arms in my opinion.(I always hated the Saftey crap stamped on the pistols though :evil: )Completely unnecessary.
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i've had 2 mini-14s 4 ar-17s amd 7 ak47s if the shtf i'l grab my ak! but the mini-14 i've owned were more realiable than the ar's!
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sammy da blade wrote:i've had 2 mini-14s 4 ar-17s amd 7 ak47s if the shtf i'l grab my ak! but the mini-14 i've owned were more realiable than the ar's!
I think I got that.
Bottom line is that a Ruger Mini 14 is a reliable unit and I would rely on it when the s**t hits the fan.
There is always better but then again the Winchester Mod 74 is the original assault rifle. :lol: and I see no flaw to date. :shock:
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Hey, just saw the mini 14 talk here. Over the years I have had 2 AR 15s, 6 mini 14s, 5 ak-47s and 3 SKS. The Ar 15s where by far the most arrucate and I never had a functioning issue. The AKs and SKS were nice to shoot but not accurate and not easy to control during rapid semi auto fire, The minis functioned well, never a jam, but were only on target for about six shots, then the barrel got hot and you had shots going everywhere! Happened on all 6 of them! The NYPD uses the mini 14s on their Emerency Service trucks ( or did in my day), and every guy there had the same opinion of them...
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The action on a mini is it's best feature.
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sammy da blade wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:32 am i've had 2 mini-14s 4 ar-15s amd 7 ak47s if the shtf i'll grab my ak! but the mini-14 i've owned were more realiable than the ar's!
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edit : . . . . . .Oh wow. . . . . first posted July 2009 . . . . . . .
I'm at the tail end of a dead conversation. . . .
I typed first before reading. . . . .

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Such appallingly bad answers,
this answer applies to "the machine" and NOT the caliber or barrel length or stock type or performance.

the M16 platform has an in-stock buffer spring, and long gas tube. . . it is NOT like an AK.
the M14 platform has short gas tube like an AK, but the gas system is under the barrel. and it's open receiver.

Century Arms Golani is a civilian legal Galil . . . American made from Israeli parts . . . .AK platform

The Valmet is going to be the closest to a western made AK type machine
they are made both in Finland and the USA (parts assembled)

Armalite made an AR-18 select fire / AR-180 semi-auto, that is closer to an AK, but not quite . . .
and it's "out of production" . . . . .some people think it looks "too different" . . but the machine is the same.
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and I have a Springfield M1A, a Colt AR15 and a couple of M1 carbines, Have fired or at least held about every firearm I can think of.
My Nephew has a Mini 14, and an AR pistol.
Bench shooting the M1A, I am fair. . . But shoulder firing an M1 carbine , , ,50 years of practice, I might be losing my touch.
But with a carbine, I could hit beer can targets shoulder fired snap shots all day in my prime. Hit spent shotgun shells if I took my time.
I think it's what you get accustomed to.
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